A Pine Grove man has been charged with arson and other charges after police say he set his house and a vehicle on fire Oct. 25.

State police at Schuylkill Haven charged Gregory Alan Aungst with 12 felonies, three misdemeanors and a summary offense for actions related to the incident originating at 73 Hetzels Church Road, Pine Grove. He is charged with one count each of causing a catastrophe, arson-intent to destroy unoccupied building, reckless burning or exploding-places uninhabited or unoccupied structure in danger of damage, reckless burning or exploding-places property having a value that exceeds $5,000 or automobile, place, and two counts each of arson-danger of death or bodily injury, criminal mischief, damage to property intent, reckless or negligent, theft by unlawful taking-movable property, and receiving stolen property, all felonies.

Two misdemeanor charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and a disorderly conduct hazardous physical offense were filed. A summary charge of criminal trespass/simple trespass was also filed.

Aungst has a warrant out for his arrest.

Police responded to the aforementioned address at 2:45 a.m. Oct. 25 for a working structure and a vehicle fire.

Aungst was seen at the scene wearing clothing covered in blood and gasoline, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Fire personnel saw him leaving from the burning home carrying “a gas can and a chain saw.”

He told a firefighter “voices told me to burn the house down. My dad told me to burn the house down,” and he later approached fire personnel with the chain saw in a “threatening manner,” court documents show.

Aungst was later taken to a hospital for his injuries. While there, trooper Joshua Knepp interviewed Aungst, who told him he used methamphetamine, alcohol and marijuana Oct. 24. Aungst told Knepp that voices told him he was responsible for the coronavirus, ghosts were in his house and other “nonsensical statements.” Aungst admitted he was the only person at and near the home at the time of the fire, police said.

After interviewing Aungst, Knepp went to the home and in a field saw the burned-out vehicle later identified belonging to a man who reported it stolen. A pickup was found not far from where the burned-out vehicle was stolen, police said.

Gas cans and other items at the scene had blood on them, police said.

Two police deputy fire marshals determined the vehicle and house fire were intentionally set, court documents show. Damage to the home that was destroyed was estimated at $40,000, while the value of the truck was placed at $5,000.